Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam (1957)

Released: 1957-08-23 Duration: 1hr 41min
Genres: Adventure Romance
Rating 5.0
Riding high with spectacular action and excitement !

Overview

Omar Khayyam was one of the greatest Persian poets. He was also a brilliant mathematician. Though his quatrains were written in the 11th century, they are still popular the world over. The details of his life are unknown, so this movie invents a biography for him and includes in it his real achievements - the invention of a new calendar and the penning of those epigrammatic poems. This film has him romancing a sultan's bride and foiling the assassin sect's plot to kill the sultan's son.

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 4.722

Directed By

William Dieterle

Crew

Original Music Composer
Victor Young
Director of Photography
Ernest Laszlo
Casting
Bert McKay
Art Direction
J. McMillan Johnson
Art Direction
Hal Pereira
Set Decoration
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Grace Gregory
Costume Design
Ralph Jester

TOP CAST

Cornel Wilde
Cornel Wilde

Omar Khayyam

Michael Rennie
Michael Rennie

Hasani Sabah

Debra Paget
Debra Paget

Sharain

John Derek
John Derek

Prince Malik

Raymond Massey
Raymond Massey

The Shah

Yma Sumac
Yma Sumac

Karina

Margaret Hayes
Margaret Hayes

Queen Zarada

Perry Lopez
Perry Lopez

Prince Ahmud

Morris Ankrum
Morris Ankrum

Sharain's Father

Dick Elliott
Dick Elliott

Tavern Keeper

Douglas Spencer
Douglas Spencer

Pigeon Keeper

Peter Adams
Peter Adams

Master Herald

Henry Brandon
Henry Brandon

Commander

Kem Dibbs
Kem Dibbs

Tutush's Guard

Paul Picerni
Paul Picerni

Commander

Robert Tafur
Robert Tafur

Nobleman (uncredited)

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